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Are textbooks a thing of the past?
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Are textbooks a thing of the past?
Are textbooks a thing of the past
Hello and a warm welcome to The GEN Report - the weekly source of inspiration and insight for the global education community.
This week marks the start of a new series of posts exploring Curriculum by asking the question: Are textbooks a thing of the past?
In this edition, we present insights from influential figures in the field of education, including Wan Kang, Christian Bokhove and ALTA Education’s very own Kieran Mackle.
Whether you are a seasoned professional or just embarking on your educational journey, our carefully chosen resources aim to enhance your understanding and application of curriculum design and implementation.
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Extract:
“…knowledge is depersonalized and decontextualized when represented for communication, personalized and contextualized when first encountered, depersonalized and decontextualized again as it becomes part of the learner's codified knowledge Didactic transpositions must contend with this oscillation. Knowledge is fragile; as it is repeatedly communicated, it changes both its form and its meaning Recording a body of knowledge in a book does not control its fragility by keeping its meaning constant…”
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